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Henry Carr's winning time at the 1964 Olympics (17 October) was a hand timed 20.3 seconds. The electronic time was 20.36 seconds, which was the fastest auto time to that date. Tommie Smith ran 20.26 for 220 yards at Provo in 1967. By deducting .12 seconds for the 200 metre equivalent, he is estimated to have run 20.14 for that distance. [4]: 45
Once his reaction time of 0.146 seconds is subtracted, his time is 9.434 seconds, or 10.6 m/s, 38.16 km/h, or 23.71 mph. [143] Bolt's top speed, based on his split time of 1.61 seconds for the 20 metres from the 60- to 80-metre marks (made during the 9.58 WR at 100 m), is 12.42 m/s, 44.72 km/h, or 27.79 mph. [337] He also has the second fastest ...
Bolt's time of 19.32 was coincidentally the time he had beaten when he first broke the 200 metres world record at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, set by Michael Johnson at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics 200 metres. [4] As of December 2023, Blake's time of 19.44 seconds remains the fastest non-winning time in history.
Noah Lyles won the men's 200m race at the 2023 USATF NYC Grand Prix in 19.83 seconds. ... That mark tied Usain Bolt's career record. Lyles' time also ranked third-fastest in the event behind Bolt ...
The championship records for the event are 19.19 seconds for men, set by Usain Bolt in 2009, and 21.41 seconds for women, set by Shericka Jackson in 2023. The men's world record has been broken at the competition on one occasion, and Bolt's championship record set in 2009 remains the world record as of 2015. [1]
Time Athlete Date Place Ref. Video Jamaica: 19.19 (−0.3 m/s) Usain Bolt: 20 August 2009: Berlin [1]
Days later Bolt began his quest to win gold in the 200 meters, and after qualification the 100m and 200m world record holder was handed a print of Morin’s famous photo. “‘This photo is worth ...
Bolt and Spearmon were the two semi-final winners, while the third-fastest, 19-year-old Alonso Edward, demonstrated medal winning form. [4] In the final race, Usain Bolt, the clear favourite, had another world record-breaking run following his 9.58 second record in the 100 metres four days earlier.